# Distance from Beica (BEI) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 12,063 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,063 km / 7,495 mi / 6,513 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 16:47 in Beica, it's 08:47 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,545 ft (MDE is higher than BEI)

## Airports

### [Beica Airport (BEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bei-beica-beica-airport/1ef266de-e9e6-6e34-9fb8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beica, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HABE
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 9.390000, 34.520000
- Elevation: 5,410 ft

### [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rionegro, Colombia
- ICAO: SKRG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.160000, -75.420000
- Elevation: 6,955 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:47 in Beica, it's 08:47 in Rionegro.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Beica Airport (BEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bei-beica-beica-airport/1ef266de-e9e6-6e34-9fb8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)